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TIL that the very first episode of Cops starts off with an El Camino that has a homemade cardboard box stuffed with police officers.

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BeLb TIL politeness can kill. The “Wave of Death” is a polite gesture by a driver who waves on a jaywalker or car, indicating they’ll allow them to cross the street/intersection without checking if it’s safe for them to do so, causing an accident.
PmLJ TIL there’s a hotline filmmakers can call for science advice with the goal of helping filmmakers incorporate accurate science into their films
XEwQQ TIL about the Hoff Crab (Kiwa tyleri), nicknamed after David Hasselhoff for it's incredibly hairy chest. It feeds by eating bacteria that grow on these hair like projections. They live near hydrothermal vents in very sulfuric environments.
JYrBQ TIL about Niihau, Hawaii's 'Forbidden Island'. It is closed to outsiders. Seen from Kauai's western shore, Niihau appears almost ethereal on the horizon. The island is privately owned, a haven for Niihau natives, who can have no contact with tourists, and a site for US military testing.
okNr TIL Daniel Day-Lewis broke down in tears while playing Hamlet in 1989, because he thought he saw the ghost of his own dead father on stage with him. He quit the production and hasn’t been on stage since